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Religious schools can be good – but they shouldn’t get public funds
Marsha Lederman
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Seven strategies to save for education costs
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tax matters
Understanding the costs and approaches of paying for an education
McGill University campus is seen Tuesday, June 21, 2016 in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Paul Chiasson
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Overdose education should be mandatory in B.C. schools amid drug emergency, advocates say
University student Chloe Goodison, shown in this handout image, founded a group that provides overdose prevention education to high school students in Coquitlam, B.C., but is expanding the program this fall with hopes that the province will make awareness about overdose from illicit street drugs a mandatory part of the curriculum instead of leaving that decision to individual school districts. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO
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‘We’re ready for a normal school year’: School starts in Ontario without COVID-19 restrictions
Children wait in a physical distancing circle at Portage Trail Community School, which is part of the Toronto District School Board (TDSB), during the COVID-19 pandemic in Toronto on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nathan Denette
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Is it time to reimagine the school portable?
world
Uvalde school year starts amid fear and unfinished security
New fencing is constructed around Benson Elementary School, Thursday, Aug. 25, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Following the shootings at Robb Elementary, new fencing is being installed on all campuses. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
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Victoria march honours 100-year anniversary of Chinese student school strike over segregation
University of Victoria Chinese culture expert Grace Wong Sneddon, Department of Art History & Visual Studies, is shown in Victoria on Saturday Sept. 3, 2022. A march Monday will commemorate the 100 year anniversary Chinese school students in Victoria staged a one-year boycott to protest the local school district's plan to segregate the students into Chinese-only schools. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dirk Meissner 
opinion
We must place trust in schools again
Josh Fullan
canada
Excitement builds for in-person frosh weeks, student leaders say safety top of mind
Students take part in parties and gatherings in a neighbourhood around Western University in London, Ont. on September 25, 2021. Student leaders say excitement is high as Ontario universities host the first frosh weeks largely in-person and absent of public health restrictions since the COVID-19 pandemic began. But they say sexual assault prevention and awareness remain top of mind after last year's disturbing allegations tied to Western University's orientation week. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
first person
Why have shop classes disappeared from middle school?
opinion
The relationship between school and home is complicated. That’s why trust between parents and educators must be forged
Kristin Phillips
opinion
The pandemic revealed Canada’s education system is not working for students
Rachel Strathdee
canada
Educators are reconsidering how they grade students after COVID-19 upended school life
Stacie Oliver, a high-school English teacher at A.B. Lucas Secondary School stands in her classroom on Thursday, September 1st, 2022 in London, Ont.
world
U.S. student math, reading scores plummet during pandemic
Desks are stacked together in a classroom at Chalmers Elementary school in Chicago, Wednesday, July 13, 2022. America's big cities are seeing their schools shrink, with more and more of their schools serving small numbers of students. Those small schools are expensive to run and often still can't offer everything students need (now more than ever), like nurses and music programs. Chicago and New York City are among the places that have spent COVID relief money to keep schools open, prioritizing stability for students and families. But that has come with tradeoffs. And as federal funds dry up and enrollment falls, it may not be enough to prevent districts from closing schools. (AP Photo/Nam Y. Huh)
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Should you go back to school to boost your career prospects?
Back view of female college student raising her hand to answer the question on a class at lecture hall.
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B.C. sets up $60-million back-to-school affordability fund for families
B.C. Education Minister Jennifer Whiteside attends the official opening of the relocated New Westminster Secondary School, in New Westminster, B.C., on Thursday, October 14, 2021. British Columbia is looking to make back-to-school costs more affordable with a one-time $60 million fund that expands meal programs and helps pay for supplies and field trips. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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‘Only the beginning”: Hundreds protest Western University vaccine mandate
Students walk at the Western University campus in London, Ont. on Wednesday, September 15, 2021. A group of Western University students are planning to hold a protest today against the school's COVID-19 mandates. The London, Ont., university announced Monday that anyone on campus in the fall must have at least three COVID-19 shots and wear masks in classrooms.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Nicole Osborne
opinion
In Alberta, children’s early years of education are being used in a game of political football
Kelly Cryderman
world
Uvalde school board fires police chief after mass shooting
FILE - Uvalde School Police Chief Pete Arredondo, third from left, stands during a news conference outside of the Robb Elementary school on May 26, 2022, in Uvalde, Texas. Arredondo is set to face becoming the first officer to lose his job over the slow and bungled law enforcement response to one of the deadliest classroom shootings in U.S. history. The Uvalde Consolidated Independent School District board will make their decision Wednesday, Aug. 24, in a rescheduled meeting from July on Pete Arredondo’s future. (AP Photo/Dario Lopez-Mills, File)